Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com

About Me:

Native Staten Islander Pamela Silvestri is Advance food editor.
Pamela's background is rooted in the restaurant and food service business. She owned a catering/food management company for 14 years and was restaurant owner of Michelin/Zagat-rated American Grill of West Brighton and Sunnyside. She sold the restaurant in 2006 and since has written about Staten Island food. Join her for occasional live chats on SILive.com.

@Hall33:
I would love to. But when I became Food Editor, my time for blogging disappeared. The good news is that if you wish to discuss or comment on any story with my byline, I will gladly chat and/or respond.

I encourage you to re-read the article and look at the photos in context of what the article discusses.

Let's be clear: Those are Richmond Town's coops, historic ones at that, that have stood for decades with a little fixing here and there. I am not sure why you think I am saying David built those, because I did not say that. Those chickens in the photo roaming around are up there at the farm --- those buildings are distinct and very recognizable as Decker structures.

Let's further note: The coop with the cross-hatch fencing is from my backyard and of David's hands. That, if you have the print edition of the Food section from that day, is the photo on C1.

I will not comment to you further online. If there is anything else you wish to say on the matter, please email me at silvestri@siadvance.com or the Editor directly at laline@siadvance.com.

@Rachelsun:
Might not be a bad idea to run it the same time as last year, keep the tradition going like that. On the downside, I find that September is such a busy month on the Island with school things and events, you can lose people. Next likely option: Early October in the spirit of Oktoberfest, maybe a kick-off to a month-long craft beer celebration at participating restaurants. Throw those ideas out there...

Just spoke with a few butchers. Rocco over at Annadale Meat Market points to Western Beef in Mariners Harbor and Stapleton for the bellies. Bruno at A&S on Forest Ave. says he will order it for customers who ask for it.

@PTW79:
Richmond Town is a good venue for an event like this. Uncorked! also was there --- a one-day wine festival that saw a Beer and Cheese School session sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery/Cabot Cheese and had a lot of people there who were very much into beer --- which is three years in the running. That happens every May on the third Saturday. (That's something I am a chairperson of, so the lay of the land there is familiar.) If the weather is bad, you just have to a.) go with it as they did at this year's Chili-fest or b.) have a rain date.

@GinMill:
You know, I missed that one. Soylent Green...that sounds like one of the side effects of Orlistat. It also reminds me of a product my husband was introduced to years ago at a food trade show: Slo-Melt. (We pronounce it at home like Slooooooow Melt.) It was an ice cream product that didn't melt, great for large catered events where you need dessert to hold up for hours at a time, lol. Good grief.